Tel Aviv Terror Attack averted by security check point

Israel’s much-maligned military checkpoints in Judea and Samaria (the so-called “West Bank”) do serve a purpose and are not, as claimed by supporters of the “Palestinian cause,” arbitrary...

Did David Hasselhoff Help Bring Down The Berlin Wall?

Television star and musical sensation in Germany, David Hasselhoff claims he had a role in bringing the Berlin Wall down. Perhaps with the 20th anniversary fast approaching (November 9th, 1989) it worth...

Update: 10 policemen among 16 killed in Pakistan suicide attack

At least 16 persons, including 10 policemen, were killed when a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a police checkoint in Charsadda district of Pakistan's troubled North West Frontier Province on Wednesday."CHARSADDA: At least 16 people were killed,...

Ga. Judge Jails Muslim Woman Over Head Scarf

Religious freedom or judges control of a courtroom? A difficult choice. Judges have the power to set and enforce rules for their courtrooms,  for behavior, language, dress. Should an exception be made for...

Six killed in Pakistan suicide bombing

At least six persons were killed and 30 others injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the barrier of a tribal force at a checkpoint in Kalaya, tehsil headquarter of Orakzai Agency, in Pakistani tribal region on Friday.Eyewitnesses said the...

Avoiding DUI Checkpoint Causes Woman To Collide With Paramedics

A moron trys to evade the police by absconding from a DUI checkpoint, causes an accident and gets arrested for DUI.  People need to grow a brain cell and simply NOT drink and drive.  It is absurd!"November 9, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by criminal...

Russia 'starts Georgia pull-out'

They've said it before, but maybe this time they mean it. Russia has said today that its troops have begun withdrawing from the buffer zone around South Ossetia that is within Georgian territory."Russia says its...

Russia removes Georgia checkpoint ahead of treaty

Russia has removed two checkpoints in Georgian territory as per the cease-fire agreement. Russian troops are to be replaced with EU monitors."European Union (EU) monitors and the Georgian government reported the removal of the post on Sunday, five days before a...

Georgia police officer slain near Russian checkpoint

Russian soldiers have shot and killed a Georgian police officer at a checkpoint, a day after they agreed to withdraw from Georgia proper in a treaty with the EU."A Georgian policeman was shot and killed on Wednesday near a Russian checkpoint in Georgia, Georgia's Interior...

Suicide bomber kills 16 at police checkpoint in Pakistan

OpinionBarry ArtisteAgain Terrorists showing their cowardice, detonate a bomb, killing innocents in a pakistani checkpoint.(Photo Inset) At least eight people were killed and around 40 injured when a suicide...

30 Taliban fighters killed in Afghanistan

The new wave of violence have descended on Afghanistan killing more than 30 insurgents. Violent incident have been reported from different parts of the restive country. The inusrgent Taliban was ousted from power by US led forces and now they are regrouping to...

Eyewitness: Russian troops pull back

"All morning, the Russian soldiers had been standing listlessly around the checkpoint at Igoeti, just 35km (22 miles) from Tiblisi. As they cradled their rifles and chatted to local villagers, it seemed they were in no hurry to go. Then suddenly, at around noon, the first...

Protest Rally of United Trade Union Is Being Held outside of Checkpoint of Ru...

"A protest rally of about 100 representatives of Georgian United Trade Union is being held at Igoeti village, where the first checkpoint of Russian occupation armies is located. ‘You cannot make Georgia to bring to its knees with bombing’; ‘There is no place for...

Suicide bomber kills 15 in Baghdad

The carnage continues with another community gaurded checkpoint targetted by suicide bombers in Baghadad. There seems to be no end in sight to this war while ever the occupation continues but what happens if the troops leave right now? " A suicide bomber on a motorcycle...

Checkpoints stoke frustration among flood victims

By JIM SUHR – 2 days ago CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police twice caught a man in his flood-damaged home before the property had been cleared by city inspectors. But Rick Blazek vowed to return — even if he had to sneak behind bushes."Once I'm in there, I'm not coming...

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